User manual MACKIE TRACKTION 2

[. . . ] TRACKTION 2 MUSIC PRODUCTION SOFTWARE REFERENCE Revision A 3/16/05 GUIDE TRACKTION 2 MUSIC PRODUCTION SOFTWARE Note: Tracktion originated in the mind of Julian Storer, an English programmer with a love of audio. Stateside Tracktioneers* will notice a distinctly British flavor to the user interface. To help you understand Tracktion better, the manual was written with a British accent (thank you to Adam Starkey). So sit back, imagine yourself overlooking an English moor (or in an English pub if you prefer), and enjoy Tracktion! [. . . ] Delete this tempo change: This option removes the currently selected tempo region. Keyboard shortcut: DELETE or BACKSPACE. Figure 4. 1. 2 Right-clicking on the lower lane shows a pop-up menu that corresponds to the menu available from the "timeline" button in the control section. This menu is discussed later in this chapter. 54 Tracktion 2 The tempo properties When a tempo region is selected, its properties are shown in the properties-panel (Fig. 4. 1. 3). Figure 4. 1. 3 BPM: This field allows you to view and change the tempo of the selected tempo region. Time sig. : This field allows you to view and change the time signature of the tempo region. Clicking on either of the two numbers displays a pop-up menu from which you can select alternative beat and measure values. Triplets: When this option is selected, the grid for the tempo region shows triplet divisions. Ramped tempo: When this option is selected, Tracktion creates a smooth tempo change across the range of the current region. If you want a section of a song to ramp gradually from one tempo to another, you can use this option to achieve this. Create three tempo regions, the first and last of these being your starting and destination tempos. The middle region should span the section of your song over which you want the tempo ramp to occur. Set the middle region to the target tempo, and enable the "ramped tempo" option. Click here to tap out tempo: If you click this pad, you will be prompted to tap out a tempo with your mousebutton. You will notice that the tempo takes a few clicks to become steady, keep clicking until the tempo is roughly constant. When the tempo seems to be stable, click the "apply" button that is to the right of the tap pad. Insert tempo change at cursor: This option inserts a tempo change at the current play-head cursor position. · Delete this tempo setting: This option removes the current tempo region. · Delete all tempo changes from edit: This option removes all tempo changes, leaving the entire edit set to the initial tempo. Figure 4. 1. 4 Reference Guide 55 4. 2 The "timecode" button Figure 4. 2. 1 Clicking on the "timecode" button displays a pop-up menu with the following options: Show bars/beats: When this option is selected, Tracktion uses bar and beat divisions for the timing grid. The time-line, play-head cursor position, and the snap grid will all use this timing scale. Show seconds/millisecs: When this option is selected, Tracktion uses second and millisecond divisions for the timing grid. The time-line, play-head cursor position, and the snap grid will all use this timing scale. Show seconds/frames: When this option is selected, Tracktion uses second and frame divisions for the timing grid. [. . . ] If you are exporting to 16-bit, you probably always want this option enabled. Adjust level based on RMS: This option works like the normalise option, but where normalise is calculated based on the peak audio level, this option scales the output based on its average level. Use this option with caution, since it may allow the result to clip. 10. 4 Exporting MIDI files To export an edit as a MIDI file: · Open the edit by selecting it in the items list. · Click the "open for editing" button in the properties-panel. [. . . ]